Kyle Beauchamp
Kyle Beauchamp (Democratic) is a 2026 general election candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives in District 82, covering Sedgwick, Sumner counties. Kyle Beauchamp qualified through the Kansas Secretary of State's election division to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for House District 82.
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“Para-educator, 2 school years -- I worked at Sisk Middle School in Douglass while attending Butler CCC for two years. I very much enjoyed this job, and it helped to prepare me for a career of teaching. I left the job when I transferred schools in order to finish my education degree on campus at Emporia State University. I am grateful to my colleagues, supervisors, and students from this time for making it an experience that I recall so fondly.”
(Ballotpedia) “Every Kansan deserves the chance to build a stable, secure future. We'll lower taxes for working families, make housing more affordable, reduce everyday costs, and put more money back into people's pockets. By creating good-paying jobs and making smart investments in our communities, we can make Kansas a place where families don't just get by - they get ahead.”
(Campaign website)Leah Howell
Leah Howell (Republican) is the incumbent member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing District 82, which covers Sedgwick, Sumner counties. In official Kansas Legislature records, Leah Howell lists Self-employed as their occupation.
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“I'm Leah Howell - a lifelong Kansan, 28-year Derby resident, wife of 36 years, mother of five, and grandmother of eight. I've served as your State Representative since 2023, and I'm running for reelection because the work we've started together is not finished.”
(Campaign website) “With 15 years as an Early Childhood Director, a background in community leadership, and seats on key House committees - Health and Human Services, Federal and State Affairs, and Transportation and Public Safety Budget - I bring real-world experience and conservative principles to every decision I make in Topeka.”
(Campaign website) “I'm a lifelong Kansan, 28-year Derby resident, wife of 36 years to Jim, mother of five, and proud grandmother of eight. I have served as your State Representative since 2023 and previously in 2022, and I'm running for reelection because the work we've started together is not finished.”
(Campaign website)Dean Hayse
Dean Hayse (Libertarian) is a 2026 general election candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives in District 82, covering Sedgwick, Sumner counties. Dean Hayse qualified through the Kansas Secretary of State's election division to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for House District 82.
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“I will work to protect my Kansans from any such unconstitutional paramilitary force, and seek to hold the agents of that force accountable to the law of the great state of Kansas.”
(Wichita Eagle) “I'm not a career politician, and that's my strength.”
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